Rickettsia monacensis and Human Disease, Spain

Rickettsia monacensis and Human Disease, Spain

We identified Rickettsia monacensis as a cause of acute tickborne rickettsiosis in 2 humans. Its pathogenic role was assessed by culture and detection of the organism in patients’ blood samples. This finding increases the number of recognized human rickettsial pathogens and expands the known geograp...

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Main Authors: Isabel Jado, José A. Oteo, Mikel Aldámiz, Horacio Gil, Raquel Escudero, Valvanera Ibarra, Joseba Portu, Aranzazu Portillo, María J. Lezaun, Cristina García-Amil, Isabel Rodríguez-Moreno, Pedro Anda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia monacensis
new pathogen
IrITA2
IrITA3
IRS3
IRS4
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/9/06-0186_article

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